"The Battle for Kirkuk: How to Prevent a New Front in Iraq
By Soner Cagaptay and Daniel Fink
January 16, 2007
On January 14, in a rare show of unity, Sunni and Shiite Arab, Turkmen, and Christian Iraqis gathered at a conference in Ankara to denounce Kurdish plans to incorporate Kirkuk, the capital of Iraq’s at-Tamim province, into the Kurdish region. This comes after recent violence in Kirkuk, including a December 26 roadside bomb that killed three and wounded six. Between December 2005 and July 2006, the number of reported violent incidents in Kirkuk increased by 76 percent, ending the city’s previous status as a relatively safe area. With tensions in Kirkuk rising, how can violence be countered?"
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